interactive mapof the palace of versailles

Where are the entrances? Where can I buy tickets? Where is the Hall of Mirrors? How do I get to Marie-Antoinette’s Estate? Where are the toilets? etc.

This interactive map will accompany you throughout your visit to the Palace and the Estate. With over 500 points of interest, "Bienvenue" also lets you explore the estate at your own pace and increase your knowledge of Versailles.

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The Palace of Versailles, which has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage List for 30 years, is one of the most beautiful achievements of 18th-century French art.Discover the Hall of Mirrors, the Royal Chapel, the King and Queen's Grand Apartments...

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On the garden level, the History Gallery gives an introduction to the tour of the Palace by going over the different stages in its construction. It then leads you into the Grand Apartments. You can also explore the apartments of Mesdames, Louis XV's daughters, which have been restored to their 18th-century splendour.

Don't miss…

The Palace of Versailles, which has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage List for 30 years, is one of the most beautiful achievements of 17th-century French art.Discover the Hall of Mirrors, the Royal Chapel, the King and Queen's Grand Apartments...

Don’t miss

The Palace of Versailles, which has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage List for 30 years, is one of the most beautiful achievements of 18th-century French art.
Discover the Hall of Mirrors, the Royal Chapel, the King and Queen's Grand Apartments...

Marble Courtyard

Room 1809-1811

This room focuses on the years 1809 to 1811. Here you can find the Mariage de l’empereur Napoléon et de Marie Louise, archiduchesse d’Autriche (1835), by Gorges Rouget, and Combat d'Hollabrunn (1836) by Hippolyte Lecomte. This room is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Room 1807-1808

This room is focused on the years 1807 to 1808. In this room you can find the Mariage de Jérôme Bonaparte et de Catherine de Wurtemberg (1810), by Jean-Baptiste Regnault, and Napoléon blessé devant Ratisbonne (1810), by Pierre Gautherot. This room is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Room 1807: Spanish War

This room is dedicated to the Peninsular War. In this room you can find Napoléon devant Madrid (1810), by Horace Vernet, or the Capitulation de Madrid (1810), by baron Antoine-Jean Gros. This room is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Room 1805-1807 Prussian Campaign

This room is dedicated to the Prussian campaign. This is where you can find Napoléon reçoit la reine de Prusse à Tilsit (1837), by Nicolas Gosse, and Adieux de Napoléon et d’Alexandre après la paix de la Tilsit (1810), by Gioacchino Serangeli. This room is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Room 1805: Prussian And Polish Campaigns

This room is dedicated to the Prussian and Polish campaigns. In this room you can find Entrée de Napoléon à Berlin (1810), by Charles Meynier, and Napoléon sur le champ de bataille d’Eylau (1810) by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse. This room is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Room 1805: Austrian Campaign

This room is dedicated to the Austrian campaign. This room is home to Napoléon donnant l'ordre avant la bataille d'Austerlitz (1808), by Carle Vernet, and Napoléon reçoit les clefs de Vienne à Schönbrunn (1808), by Anne Louis Girodet de Roucy Trioson. This room is accessible as part of a guided tour.

The 1805: German Campaign Room

This room is dedicated to the German campaign. Here you can find Surprise du pont du Danube (first quarter of 19th century), by Guillaume Guillon, and Napoléon rend hommage au courage malheureux (1806), by Jean-Baptiste Debret. This room is accessible as part of a guided tour.

The 1798-1799: Egyptian Expedition Room

This room is dedicated to the Egyptian Expedition. This room houses Bonaparte fait grâce aux révoltés du Caire (1808), by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, and Kleber général en chef de l'armée d'Orient (1804), by Jean-Joseph Ansiaux. This room is accessible as part of a guided tour.

The 1797-1798: Italian And Egyptian Campaigns Room

This room is dedicated to the Italian and Egyptian campaigns. This room contains Préliminaires de la paix signée à Léoben (1804), by Guillaume Guillon-Lethière, and Entrée du Général Bonaparte à Alexandrie (1812), by Guillaume-François Colson. This room is accessible as part of a guided tour.

The 1796-1797 Room

This room is the first of the Empire rooms and the start of the talking museum, and it focuses on the years 1796 and 1797. This room is home to Bataille de Neuwied (1835), by Victor Adam, and Bataille de Rivoli (1844), by Félix-Henri-Emmanuel Philippoteaux. This room is accessible as part of a guided tour.

The Marengo Room

This room was originally an apartment for the Duchess of Bourbon. Louis-Philippe decided to dedicate the room to the 1800 campaign. In this room you can find Passage du Grand Saint-Bernard par l'armée française le 20 mai 1800 (1806), by Charles Thevenin, the Mort de Desaix à Marengo (third quarter of 19th century), and many other works. This is the last room in the talking museum tour.

The Appartments Of Louis Xv’S Daughters

The Louis XV’s daughters apartments are symmetrical to the apartments of the Dauphin and Dauphine. Like them, they were turned into museum rooms by Louis-Philippe and recently restored to their state of princely apartments. Mesdames, as the six daughters of Louis XV were referred to, settled there in 1752, but only two of them, Adelaide and Victoire, lived there until the Revolution.

The Marble Vestibule

This vestibule is located beneath the King's Bedchamber. It was created in 1679 to connect the Marble Courtyard and the Gardens. The vestibule features 16 columns and 16 pilasters made from Rance marble on veined white marble.

The Lower Gallery

Located just below the Hall of Mirrors, the Lower Hall gives access to the tour of the apartments of Mesdames, the daughters of Louis XV. In this lower gallery, you can admire in close detail those sculptures that were initially housed in the gardens but which have since had to be kept indoors.

Madame Victoire's First Antechamber

The first room in the apartment, this antechamber was the most accessible and served as a waiting room for visitors. With little decoration, it was also used by domestic staff and was furnished with great simplicity: straw chairs, a wardrobe and a cot for a valet, hidden behind a screen.

Madame Victoire's Second Antechamber

Madame Victoire's Large Chamber

This was originally the location for the octagonal room in Louis XIV's bath chamber. In 1763, the Mesdames demanded that the outmoded décor be replaced by a more elegant design, of which the cornice, the panelling in the angles of the room and the fireplace remain. Blanchet's harpsichord reminds us that Madame Victoire was an admirable player of the instrument, and that Mozart dedicated his first six harpsichord sonatas to her.

Madame Victoire's Bedchamber

Madame Victoire's Interior Chamber

The interior chamber is the smallest of Madame Victoire's official apartments. It was also the only one that offered any real privacy. Entry was only allowed on the princess's express invitation. These days, the room houses furniture from the Mesdames' country residence in Bellevue, and a large flat desk designed by Jean-Henri Riesener for Marie-Antoinette.

Library Of Madame Victoire

Louis XV's daughters liked to read here, either alone or with their 'lectrices'. They had libraries in each of their residences. It seems as if each library featured different coloured bindings: Green leather for Madame Victoire, red for Madame Adélaïde.

Interior Chamber Of Madame Adelaide

Access to Madame Adélaïde's apartment used to be different: through an antechamber at the other end. So the present tour is in reverse. The room was famous in its day as the red lacquer room of Madame de Pompadour. Louis XV's mistress did indeed occupy what would become Madame Adélaïde's apartment; she died there in 1764. With its grandly refined furniture, the current arrangement of the room reflects the princess's personal taste.

Madame Adelaide's Bedchamber

Madame Adélaïde's bedchamber is a very large room and richly decorated. In the time of Mesdames, there was both a summer and winter décor in the official apartments. Here you can see the summer materials restored.

Madame Adelaide's Large Chamber

The main reception room in the princess's apartment, the large chamber functioned as a music room: The organ at the rear of the alcove possibly belonged to Madame Adélaïde. Music is also evoked in the large portraits of Madame Adélaïde practicing her vocal scales, by Jean-Marc Nattier (1759), and Madame Victoire playing the harp, by Etienne Aubry (1773).

Hoquetons Salon

"Les gardes de la prévôté de l’Hôtel", the internal police force at the Palace, would meet in this room, which is the only room to have retained its décor from its inception in 1672. They were referred to as "Hoquetons", a reference to their tunics, inherited from the archers of the Middle Ages.

Grand Apartments (Hall Of Mirrors, King’S Chamber)

Visitors arrive at the Grand Apartments through the Gallery of the History of the Palace or the sculpture gallery. By taking this tour, visitors can explore the apartments of the King and Queen of France.

The Hercules Salon

The first salon of the King’s Grand Apartment, the Hercules salon was actually the last to be created, at the end of Louis XIV’s reign. To decorate this new salon, a monumental painting by Veronese, The Meal at the House of Simon, presented by the Doge of Venice to Louis XIV so that the king would support him against the Turks, was placed here in 1712.
These days, concerts are performed here all year round.

Hall Of Mirrors

This vast gallery (73 m in length, 10.5 m in height and 12.3 m in width) was constructed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in 1678 and its vaulted ceiling was painted by Charles Le Brun between 1681 and 1684. The seventeen bay windows are matched by seventeen arches decorated with mirrors. The gallery served for the monarch's daily passage to the Chapel and the Queen's Apartment. It also served for courtly celebrations, extraordinary audiences, receiving ambassadors and for masked and fancy-dress balls. It has continued to be a historic location even after the monarchy: William I was declared Emperor of Germany here on 18 January 1871, and the Treaty of Versailles that ended the First World War was signed here on 28 June 1919.
These days, concerts are performed here all year round.

The King's Chamber

In 1701 the King's Chamber, at the heart of court life, was moved to occupy the centre of the Palace. Whenever Louis XIV was inside, access was strictly regulated by etiquette, but when he was away anyone could visit, which was surprising even to his contemporaries. Louis XIV slept here, but his successors moved into a smaller room.

Queen's Chamber

The chamber is the main room of the apartment. The Queen slept here, often joined by the King, and also held her private audiences here. Two queens (Maria Theresa of Austria and Marie Leszczyńska) and two dauphines (Maria Anna of Bavaria and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy) died here, and nineteen children of French royalty were born here.

Coronation Room

This was formerly the main Guard room, and was the largest room in the Palace at the time, and it was here that Louis-Philippe hung the largest paintings from his Museum of French History, including Le Sacre de Napoléon by Jacques-Louis David. He decided to dedicate this room to the glorification of Napoleon I.

Gallery Of Battles

Built by architect Frédéric Nepveu in the nineteenth century, the Gallery of Battles was the first room commissioned by King Louis-Philippe for his museum of French history. The gallery was designed to represent his desire for national reconciliation, and presents a major series of historic paintings dedicated "to all the glories of France".

Grand Crusades Room

Crusades Rooms

Louis-Philippe devoted a large area in the centre of the northern wing, on the town side, to the Crusades, replacing former courtiers' apartments. These five rooms can be accessed via the ground floor gallery in the northern wing. Louis-Philippe created these rooms to honour the old noble families that took part in these expeditions in the Middle East.

Royal Chapel

The construction of the Royal Chapel lasted between 1689 and 1710. Every day, usually in the morning at 10am, the court would assemble for the King's mass.
Every Thursday, an orchestra gives audiences the chance to discover the full range of the European repertoire from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Royal Chapel is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Access Grand Apartments (Hall Of Mirrors, King’S Chamber) - Gl

Visitors arrive at the Grand Apartments through the Gallery of the History of the Palace or the sculpture gallery. By taking this tour, visitors can explore the apartments of the King and Queen of France.

Royal Opera

Inaugurated in 1770 for the marriage of the Dauphin, the future Louis XVI, to Marie-Antoinette of Austria, the Royal Opera soon became one of the greatest concert halls in Europe. These days, concerts, operas and ballets are performed here all year round. More information about performances. The Royal Opera is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Royal Chapel

The construction of the Royal Chapel lasted between 1689 and 1710. Every day, usually in the morning at 10am, the court would assemble for the King's mass.
Every Thursday, an orchestra gives audiences the chance to discover the full range of the European repertoire from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Royal Chapel is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Hall Of Mirrors

This vast gallery (73 m in length, 10.5 m in height and 12.3 m in width) was constructed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in 1678 and its vaulted ceiling was painted by Charles Le Brun between 1681 and 1684. The seventeen bay windows are matched by seventeen arches decorated with mirrors. The gallery served for the monarch's daily passage to the Chapel and the Queen's Apartment. It also served for courtly celebrations, extraordinary audiences, receiving ambassadors and for masked and fancy-dress balls. It has continued to be a historic location even after the monarchy: William I was declared Emperor of Germany here on 18 January 1871, and the Treaty of Versailles that ended the First World War was signed here on 28 June 1919.These days, concerts are performed here all year round. More information about concerts.

Gallery Of Battles

Built by architect Frédéric Nepveu in the nineteenth century, the Gallery of Battles was the first room commissioned by King Louis-Philippe for his museum of French history. The gallery was designed to represent his desire for national reconciliation, and presents a major series of historic paintings dedicated "to all the glories of France".

The Marble Courtyard

The Queen’S Bedchamber

The bedroom is the main room of the apartment. The queen slept there, often joined by the king, and granted her private audiences. Two queens (Marie-Therese of Austria and Marie Leszczyńska) and two dauphines (Marie-Anne of Bavaria and Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy), died there, and nineteen children of France were born there.

The Coach Gallery

The Coach Gallery has been housed in one of the Main Stables galleries since 1985. There you can see the gala carriages commissioned for Napoleon's wedding, Louis XVIII's funeral carriage, Charles X's coronation carriage, other carriages from the 3rd Republic and sleds and sedan chairs from the 18th century.

Grand Crusades Room

Crusades Rooms

Louis-Philippe devoted a large area in the centre of the northern wing, on the town side, to the Crusades, replacing former courtiers' apartments. These five rooms can be accessed via the ground floor gallery in the northern wing. Louis-Philippe created these rooms to honour the old noble families that took part in these expeditions in the Middle East.

The Empire Rooms

As a contemporary of Napoleon I, King Louis-Philippe was eager to obtain the support of former members of the Empire and the favour of Bonapartist opinion. At Versailles, he gathered most of the large paintings commissioned by Napoleon in the ground floor of the Palace’s South Wing, under the Gallery of Great Battles.

The Empire Rooms

As a contemporary of Napoleon I, King Louis-Philippe was eager to obtain the support of former members of the Empire and the favour of Bonapartist opinion. At Versailles, he gathered most of the large paintings commissioned by Napoleon in the ground floor of the Palace’s South Wing, under the Gallery of Great Battles.

Where is the Hall of Mirrors?

The Hall of Mirrors is located on the first floor of the Palace and is part of the self-guided tour of the Grand Apartments. After entering, cross the Royal Courtyard and follow the signs to the Grand Apartments.

Grand Apartments (Hall Of Mirrors, King’S Chamber)

Visitors arrive at the Grand Apartments through the Gallery of the History of the Palace or the sculpture gallery. By taking this tour, visitors can explore the apartments of the King and Queen of France.

Where are concerts and shows held?

Royal Opera

Inaugurated in 1770 for the marriage of the Dauphin, the future Louis XVI, to Marie-Antoinette of Austria, the Royal Opera soon became one of the greatest concert halls in Europe. These days, concerts, operas and ballets are performed here all year round. More information about performances. The Royal Opera is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Royal Chapel

The construction of the Royal Chapel lasted between 1689 and 1710. Every day, usually in the morning at 10am, the court would assemble for the King's mass.
Every Thursday, an orchestra gives audiences the chance to discover the full range of the European repertoire from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Royal Chapel is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Entrance Of Shows

Hall Of Mirrors

This vast gallery (73 m in length, 10.5 m in height and 12.3 m in width) was constructed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in 1678 and its vaulted ceiling was painted by Charles Le Brun between 1681 and 1684. The seventeen bay windows are matched by seventeen arches decorated with mirrors. The gallery served for the monarch's daily passage to the Chapel and the Queen's Apartment. It also served for courtly celebrations, extraordinary audiences, receiving ambassadors and for masked and fancy-dress balls. It has continued to be a historic location even after the monarchy: William I was declared Emperor of Germany here on 18 January 1871, and the Treaty of Versailles that ended the First World War was signed here on 28 June 1919.These days, concerts are performed here all year round. More information about concerts.

The Hercules Salon

The first salon of the King’s Grand Apartment, the Hercules salon was actually the last to be created, at the end of Louis XIV’s reign. To decorate this new salon, a monumental painting by Veronese, The Meal at the House of Simon, presented by the Doge of Venice to Louis XIV so that the king would support him against the Turks, was placed here in 1712.

Where are the Apartments of Louis XV’s daughters?

After coming in through Entrance A, head toward the Marble Courtyard to begin your visit. These Apartments are open to self-guided tours but can also be visited in a guided tour. On Tuesdays and week-ends from 10 am to 2 pm, an audioguide desk can be found at the start of the tour.

The Marble Vestibule

This vestibule is located beneath the King's Bedchamber. It was created in 1679 to connect the Marble Courtyard and the Gardens. The vestibule features 16 columns and 16 pilasters made from Rance marble on veined white marble.

The Lower Gallery

Located just below the Hall of Mirrors, the Lower Hall gives access to the tour of the apartments of Mesdames, the daughters of Louis XV. In this lower gallery, you can admire in close detail those sculptures that were initially housed in the gardens but which have since had to be kept indoors.

Madame Victoire's First Antechamber

The first room in the apartment, this antechamber was the most accessible and served as a waiting room for visitors. With little decoration, it was also used by domestic staff and was furnished with great simplicity: straw chairs, a wardrobe and a cot for a valet, hidden behind a screen.

Madame Victoire's Second Antechamber

Madame Victoire's Large Chamber

This was originally the location for the octagonal room in Louis XIV's bath chamber. In 1763, the Mesdames demanded that the outmoded décor be replaced by a more elegant design, of which the cornice, the panelling in the angles of the room and the fireplace remain. Blanchet's harpsichord reminds us that Madame Victoire was an admirable player of the instrument, and that Mozart dedicated his first six harpsichord sonatas to her.

Madame Victoire's Bedchamber

Madame Victoire's Interior Chamber

The interior chamber is the smallest of Madame Victoire's official apartments. It was also the only one that offered any real privacy. Entry was only allowed on the princess's express invitation. These days, the room houses furniture from the Mesdames' country residence in Bellevue, and a large flat desk designed by Jean-Henri Riesener for Marie-Antoinette.

Library Of Madame Victoire

Louis XV's daughters liked to read here, either alone or with their 'lectrices'. They had libraries in each of their residences. It seems as if each library featured different coloured bindings: Green leather for Madame Victoire, red for Madame Adélaïde.

Interior Chamber Of Madame Adelaide

Access to Madame Adélaïde's apartment used to be different: through an antechamber at the other end. So the present tour is in reverse. The room was famous in its day as the red lacquer room of Madame de Pompadour. Louis XV's mistress did indeed occupy what would become Madame Adélaïde's apartment; she died there in 1764. With its grandly refined furniture, the current arrangement of the room reflects the princess's personal taste.

Madame Adelaide's Bedchamber

Madame Adélaïde's bedchamber is a very large room and richly decorated. In the time of Mesdames, there was both a summer and winter décor in the official apartments. Here you can see the summer materials restored.

Madame Adelaide's Large Chamber

The main reception room in the princess's apartment, the large chamber functioned as a music room: The organ at the rear of the alcove possibly belonged to Madame Adélaïde. Music is also evoked in the large portraits of Madame Adélaïde practicing her vocal scales, by Jean-Marc Nattier (1759), and Madame Victoire playing the harp, by Etienne Aubry (1773).

Hoquetons Salon

"Les gardes de la prévôté de l’Hôtel", the internal police force at the Palace, would meet in this room, which is the only room to have retained its décor from its inception in 1672. They were referred to as "Hoquetons", a reference to their tunics, inherited from the archers of the Middle Ages.

Questel Staircase

Access Grand Apartments (Hall Of Mirrors, King’S Chamber) - Gl

Visitors arrive at the Grand Apartments through the Gallery of the History of the Palace or the sculpture gallery. By taking this tour, visitors can explore the apartments of the King and Queen of France.

Where are concerts and shows held?

Depending on the show, the location within the Palace may vary. On the garden level you can see the Royal Chapel. The Royal Opera (not open to self-guided tours) is at the end of the Galerie de Pierre Basse.

Royal Chapel

The construction of the Royal Chapel lasted between 1689 and 1710. Every day, usually in the morning at 10am, the court would assemble for the King's mass.
Every Thursday, an orchestra gives audiences the chance to discover selections the European repertoire from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Royal Chapel is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Royal Opera

Inaugurated in 1770 for the marriage of the Dauphin, the future Louis XVI, to Marie-Antoinette of Austria, the Royal Opera soon became one of the greatest concert halls in Europe. These days, concerts, operas and ballets are performed here all year round. More information about performances. The Royal Opera is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Where is the Grand Apartments tour?

The Queen’S Staircase

Built in 1680, this staircase soon became the busiest in the Palace, as it led to the King and Queen's apartments. It now gives access to the Royal Courtyard before finishing the tour of the Grand Apartments.

The Hercules Salon

The first salon of the King’s Grand Apartment, the Hercules salon was actually the last to be created, at the end of Louis XIV’s reign. To decorate this new salon, a monumental painting by Veronese, The Meal at the House of Simon, presented by the Doge of Venice to Louis XIV so that the king would support him against the Turks, was placed here in 1712.
These days, concerts are performed here all year round.

Salon Of Abundance

This small salon was installed in 1680. For a long time it served as the home for the Cabinet of Curiosities or Rarities. For evenings in the apartments, this room was reserved for a buffet. Refreshments, coffee, wines and liqueurs would be served in silver vases.

Venus Salon

The Venus Salon formed the main access to the Grand Apartment, via the Ambassadors’ Staircase, later destroyed. Tables would be laid out with baskets of flowers, pyramids of fruit and marzipan. The room is dedicated to Venus, the goddess of love, seduction and beauty in Roman mythology.

Diana Salon

As with the Venus Salon, Diana's Salon gave access the King's Grand Apartment, and was used as a billiard room in Louis XIV's time. Two rostrums were reserved for the ladies, who applauded the brilliant strokes of the King, who was very skilled at the game, such that this salon was also known as the "Chamber of Applause". Here you can find one of the greatest busts of Louis XIV, aged 27, sculpted by Lorenzo Bernini in 1665.

Mars Salon

Mars is a planet and also the God of War. The choice of a military theme to decorate the salon can be explained by the fact that this large room was originally meant to serve as the guard room for the parade apartment. It was later used for music and dancing. The gilded bronze faux bas-relief carvings in the arches are an allusion to the restoration of the King's discipline and military authority.

Mercury Salon

The Mercury Salon was originally the ceremonial bedchamber of the Grand Apartment, known as the "bed room", even though the bed was quickly removed in winter in order to free up the space and install the gaming tables. Tables, mirrors, andirons and silver chandeliers decorated the walls, ceilings and fireplace until 1689. It was in this room that the mortal remains of Louis XIV lay in state from 02 to 10 September 1715.

Apollo Salon

Dedicated to Apollo, God of the Sun, with whom Louis XIV identified himself, this was the throne room and the most luxurious room in the Grand Apartment. The ceiling décor with its fully-coloured frescoes and the fully gilded statues are testament to this. But all the rest has disappeared: the silver furniture and particularly the 2.6 metre high throne.

War Salon

Jules Hardouin-Mansart began constructing the War Salon in 1678. The decoration, completed by Charles Le Brun in 1686, celebrates the military victories that led to the Nijmegen peace treaties. The vaulting represents the three defeated enemies: Germany kneeling, Spain threatening and Holland fallen.

Hall Of Mirrors

This vast gallery (73 m in length, 10.5 m in height and 12.3 m in width) was constructed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in 1678 and its vaulted ceiling was painted by Charles Le Brun between 1681 and 1684. The seventeen bay windows are matched by seventeen arches decorated with mirrors. The gallery served for the monarch's daily passage to the Chapel and the Queen's Apartment. It also served for courtly celebrations, extraordinary audiences, receiving ambassadors and for masked and fancy-dress balls. It has continued to be a historic location even after the monarchy: William I was declared Emperor of Germany here on 18 January 1871, and the Treaty of Versailles that ended the First World War was signed here on 28 June 1919.
These days, concerts are performed here all year round.

Council Chamber

Louis XIV had two rooms here, one of which was the Terms Study, also known as the Wig room; it was in one of these two rooms that the King would hold his daily council. Louis XV transformed them into one single room, where the most important decisions were made, such as the decision to participate in the War of Independence that gave birth to the United States of America.

The King's Chamber

In 1701 the King's Chamber, at the heart of court life, was moved to occupy the centre of the Palace. Whenever Louis XIV was inside, access was strictly regulated by etiquette, but when he was away anyone could visit, which was surprising even to his contemporaries. Louis XIV slept here, but his successors moved into a smaller room.

Bull’S Eye Antechamber

This second antechamber, where courtiers waited to be admitted to the King's Chamber, owes its name to the oval window in the ceiling frieze. Its dimensions and decoration date back to the changes ordered by Louis XIV in 1701. The new antechamber was decorated in a new style based on the theme of childhood.

Peace Salon

In perfect symmetry with the War Salon, the Peace Salon features the same decoration. However, Charles Le Brun decorated the cupola and the ceiling panels with the benefits of the peace given to Europe by France. Queen Marie Leszczyńska used to give concerts of secular and religious music here every Sunday.

Queen's Chamber

The chamber is the main room of the apartment. The Queen slept here, often joined by the King, and also held her private audiences here. Two queens (Maria Theresa of Austria and Marie Leszczyńska) and two dauphines (Maria Anna of Bavaria and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy) died here, and nineteen children of French royalty were born here.

Nobles Salon

An antechamber when Marie-Thérèse was queen, this was the room where Marie Leszczyńska gave solemn audience. Marie-Antoinette had it completely redecorated, retaining only the ceiling paintings. The walls were covered with apple-green damask with a wide border of gold braid. Modern, refined new furniture was supplied.

Grand Couvert Antechamber Of The Queen

It was in the Queen’s antechamber that the public meals were held. Only the royal family could take their places at the table and before them, seated, the duchesses, princesses or high-ranking persons, who had the privilege to sit on a stool. On 01 January 1764, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stood throughout an entire meal with Queen Marie Leszczyńska. Although Louis XIV subjected himself to this ritual every evening, his successors preferred to dine more intimately.

Queen’S Guard Room

The Guard room gave access to the Queen's Grand Apartment. Day and night, twelve bodyguards performed their duty to the sovereign. On 06 October 1789, assailants burst into this room, one of the bodyguard had only just enough time before he was struck down to push open the door of the antechamber and cry out: "Save the Queen!".
The Queen's Guard Room is the only room in the tour where the 17th century décor has been preserved.

Royal Chapel

The construction of the Royal Chapel lasted between 1689 and 1710. Every day, usually in the morning at 10am, the court would assemble for the King's mass.
Every Thursday, an orchestra gives audiences the chance to discover the full range of the European repertoire from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Royal Chapel is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Where are concerts and shows held?

Depending on the show, the location within the Palace may vary. On the garden level you can see the Royal Chapel. The Royal Opera (not open to self-guided tours) is at the end of the Galerie de Pierre Basse. For further information

The Hercules Salon

The first salon of the King’s Grand Apartment, the Hercules salon was actually the last to be created, at the end of Louis XIV’s reign. To decorate this new salon, a monumental painting by Veronese, The Meal at the House of Simon, presented by the Doge of Venice to Louis XIV so that the king would support him against the Turks, was placed here in 1712.
These days, concerts are performed here all year round.

Hall Of Mirrors

This vast gallery (73 m in length, 10.5 m in height and 12.3 m in width) was constructed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in 1678 and its vaulted ceiling was painted by Charles Le Brun between 1681 and 1684. The seventeen bay windows are matched by seventeen arches decorated with mirrors. The gallery served for the monarch's daily passage to the Chapel and the Queen's Apartment. It also served for courtly celebrations, extraordinary audiences, receiving ambassadors and for masked and fancy-dress balls. It has continued to be a historic location even after the monarchy: William I was declared Emperor of Germany here on 18 January 1871, and the Treaty of Versailles that ended the First World War was signed here on 28 June 1919.
These days, concerts are performed here all year round.

Royal Opera

Inaugurated in 1770 for the marriage of the Dauphin, the future Louis XVI, to Marie-Antoinette of Austria, the Royal Opera soon became one of the greatest concert halls in Europe. These days, concerts, operas and ballets are performed here all year round. More information about performances. The Royal Opera is accessible as part of a guided tour.

Where is the gallery of Battles?

Gallery Of Battles

Built by architect Frédéric Nepveu in the nineteenth century, the Gallery of Battles was the first room commissioned by King Louis-Philippe for his museum of French history. The gallery was designed to represent his desire for national reconciliation, and presents a major series of historic paintings dedicated "to all the glories of France".

The 1830 Room

This room occupies the location of the first three rooms (the first and second antechambers and the grand cabinet) in the apartment of the Duchess of Orléans, Louis XIV's sister-in-law, which was later inhabited by Madame Elisabeth, his sister. Louis-Philippe devoted this room to the events that brought him to the throne.

The King’S Childhood

Early Military Campaigns

This room is dedicated to Louis XIV's military campaigns in the 17th century, such as the War of Devolution (1667 to 1668). The room presents a painting of Louis II de Bourbon (1621-1686), Prince de Condé, dit le Grand Condé, in the style of Justus van Egmont (17th century).

Artists At The Académie

This room is dedicated to the artists of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture (Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture), founded in 1648. The room presents a unique selection of portraits, mostly "reception pieces".

The Court At The Start Of His Reign

This room is dedicated to the Court of Louis XIV at the start of his reign, from his arrival at Versailles in 1682 and through the influences of the courtesans at Court. The room presents a portrait of Elisabeth-Angélique de Montmorency (1626-1695), Duchesse of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (17th century).

The Royal Princesses

This room is dedicated to the Royal Princesses. Most of the princesses "du sang" who lived at the Court are represented here by the greatest portraitists of the end of Louis XIV's reign. Their portraits surround that of the Wedding of Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, 7 December 1697, by Antoine Dieu (18th century).

The King At War

This room is dedicated to the soldiers who made a name for themselves in Louis XIV's last wars, notably the Nine Years' War (1688 -1697) opposing France to a second European coalition. The room presents Louis XIV on a horse crowned by Victory before the siege of Namur in June 1692, by Pierre Mignard (17th century).

Royal Residences, Creation Of The Academy Of Sciences

This room is dedicated to the royal residences. Although Versailles had been the official seat of the Court since1682, the King also lived at his other royal residences. The room presents the Establishment of the Academy of Sciences and Foundation of the Observatory, 1666, by Henri Testelin (17th century).